Chairs and seats inventions 02/07

20070040418 - Electrical device cooling structure in vehicle: A rear seat is foldable by moving downward a seat cushion and folding forward a seat back. A power source unit is disposed below a rear floor to the rear of the rear seat. When the rear seat is in an unfolded state, cooling air can be introduced from inside... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070040419 - Foldable pawl and ratchet assembly: A ratchet device for a rocking furniture member has a plurality of structural elements. The ratchet device temporarily retains the furniture member in multiple engaged positions and includes: a pawl assembly having a pawl link rotatably connected to a first structural element; a plastic pawl lever rotatably connected to the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070040420 - Foldable structure of highchair: Disclosed is a foldable structure of highchair, the structure includes a slidable folding sleeve arranged at a rear leg and provided with a locking block; the locking block locks with a locking portion of a linking rod connected between the rear leg and seat so as to be in a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070040421 - Seat assembly having an air plenum member: A seat assembly includes a seat cushion having a recess, and an air plenum member disposed in the recess for routing air through at least a portion of the seat cushion. The air plenum member has a first portion that comprises foam, and a second portion that is attached to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070040422 - Canopy chair: An exemplary embodiment providing one or more improvements includes a frame which attaches to outdoor furniture, in particular to a chair, and a canopy. Embodiments can be moved from an overhead position to a behind the chair position. The frames can be moved form a collapsed to a fully extended... Agent: William S Ramsey, Esq

20070040423 - Indicating device of a bicycle standing tube: An indicating device of a bicycle standing tube comprises a supporting seat having buckling teeth; the supporting seat having an indication portion; the indication portion having indications; a clamping device having engaging teeth engageable to the buckling teeth of the supporting seat; each of two sides of an tooth at... Agent: Douglas Chiang

20070040424 - Slipcover with integrated padded and decorative component: Slipcovers are provided for covering a variety of seating structures. The slipcovers can include a fabric sheet, multi-layered components, extensions, anchors, relaxation mechanisms, and holders, and can be configured to cover all or a portion of a seating structure. The multi-layered components can be removably secured to the fabric sheet... Agent: Fish & NeaveIPGroup Ropes & Gray LLP

20070040425 - Child car seat cover with vibration device: A child car seat cover to provide a comfortable sitting environment. The car seat cover includes a sheath with vibration devices mounted on opposite sides of the sheath for comforting a child occupying the car seat. The sheath includes integrally formed therewith a storage compartment for receipt therein of the... Agent: Raymond M. Galasso Galasso & Associates Lp

20070040426 - Vehicle seat cover: Disclosed is an improvement in a bucket seat cover, which permits the functionality of seat-integrated seat belts and seat-attached armrests, which comprises: a vehicle seat cover of a type and size adequate to cover both the front of a vehicle seat and the back of a vehicle seat, characterized by... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070040427 - Modular children's furniture: Play-furniture for children, composed of a plurality of attaching, substantially similar wedge-shaped cushions, of ergonomic dimensions relating to those of a child. The cushion's section resembles a trapezoid, comprising two slanted straight lines and two concentric rings. The cushion's graduate tips and inner edges are filleted to create a hollow... Agent: Jessica Cohen P.o. Box 35035

20070040428 - Child seat: A child seat includes a main body having a seat portion and a backrest portion with a hole therein, a sliding member disposed at the backrest portion to cover the hole and having webbing inserting holes, and a guide rail mounted vertically on a rear side of the main body.... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070040429 - Securing mechanism of the base of safety car seat field of the invention: A securing mechanism of the base of safety car seat is provided to be connected to both sides of the rear end of the base of safety car seat to make the safety car seat secure at a joint provided on the car seat. The securing mechanism includes a snatching... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070040430 - Rocker and booster child seat: A child seat that can be used as either a rocker or a booster. The child seat has a frame that includes a pair of leg portions having respective curved sections on which the child seat can be rocked back and forth. The same frame includes a pair of arm... Agent: Robert J Jacobson Pa

20070040431 - Free-standing jumping device: An apparatus includes a support frame, a resilient member, a seat, and a retainer. The resilient member has a first end portion configured to be coupled to the support frame and a second end portion, opposite from the first end portion. The seat is configured to be coupled to the... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070040432 - Synchronisation mechanism for chairs or armchairs: Synchronisation mechanism for chairs or armchairs, of the type provided with a base (1), on which at least one seat frame (2) and at least one backrest frame (3) are hinged, at least one stiffening spring (4) positioned between the base and the backrest frame, in addition to a device... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070040433 - Chair adjustable device: A chair adjustable device includes a base with which a seat frame and a backrest frame are respectively and pivotably connected. A positioning mechanism is connected to the base and includes an operation handle which is able to shift a transmission frame and a positioning plate is movably connected to... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070040434 - Lounge seating arrangement: A passenger seating arrangement includes a first seat unit, facing in a first direction; a first ottoman having a first support surface positioned to receive the feet of a passenger seated in the first seat unit; a second seat unit facing in a second direction generally opposite to the first... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070040435 - Recliner adjuster having main and auxiliary lock gears: A recliner adjuster for adjusting an inclination of a seat back with respect to a seat cushion includes a guide bracket to be secured to one of the seat cushion and the seat back, an internal gear to be secured to the other of the seat cushion and the seat... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070040436 - Recliner adjuster: A recliner adjuster for adjusting an inclination of a seat back with respect to a seat cushion includes a guide bracket to be secured to one of the seat cushion and the seat back, an internal gear to be secured to the other of the seat cushion and the seat... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070040437 - Seat for vehicle: Right and left side reclining apparatuses adjust a rotational position of a seat back frame relative to a seat cushion frame of a seat for a vehicle. Each of the reclining apparatuses includes an upper arm which rotates with the seat back frame, a lower arm to which the upper... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070040438 - Portable vertebrae decompression device with adjustable height support: A light-weight portable vertebrae decompression support device comprising a pair of arm rests with selectively adjustable members connecting the arm rests and a base member. The base member is adapted to rest on a seat. The selective adjustment raises and lowers the height of the arm rests with respect to... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070040439 - Multiple position leg rest mechanism: A three-position leg rest mechanism includes a link and sector members rotatably supported to the link. The sector members are coupled to a drive rod for rotation therewith. A biased pin engages the sector members and releasably locks with the sector members in each of three positions. A locking link... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070040440 - Vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat: In the case of a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, with a seat part and a backrest as seat components, of which at least one seat component has a structure (11) and at least one adapter (15) arranged on the structure (11), the adapter (15) bears extensively... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070040441 - Vehicle safety restraint system: A vehicle safety restraint system comprises a portable base having a mounting assembly and a restraint assembly. The portable base may be a booster seat. The mounting assembly mounts the base to the seat of a vehicle and the restraint assembly restrains an occupant of the base. The mounting assembly... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070035162 - Conditioning system for cooling and heating surfaces, particularly automobile seats: A temperature control mat 5 is described, in particular for the rapid cooling of a vehicle seat covering 4. The temperature control mat comprises at least two interconnected thin films of plastic 5a, 5b, forming a fluid chamber system 10, and openings 11 distributed over the temperature control mat which... Agent: Dianne Burkhard W L Gore & Associates Inc

20070035163 - Headrest insert: A headrest insert for an automobile headrest has first and second rod holders for engaging support rods of the headrest. A web interconnects the first and second rod holders and includes a corrugated section accommodating twisting or skewing of the rod holders relative to one another. The insert can be... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070035164 - Adjustable chair station and method of use: Described herein are embodiments of an adjustable chair station. In one embodiment, an adjustable chair station can include a base member fixedly coupled to a stationary object and a carriage rotatably coupled to the base member. The chair station can also include a seat assembly having a seat member swivelably... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070035165 - Seat trim cover attachment component and related method: In at least one embodiment, the present invention relates to a seat component comprising a cushion, a trim cover having at least one seam, and a trim cover fastener for attaching the trim cover seam to the cushion. The trim cover fastener has a first end attached to the trim... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070035166 - Folding boat seat: A folding boat seat system mountable to a vertical mounting surface such as a bulkhead of the boat. The system includes a seat; a pair of guide followers extending from opposite sides of the seat; a pair of guides mountable to the mounting surface and configured for receiving the guide... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20070035167 - Seat assembly: A seat assembly for an occupant of a vehicle possibly subjected to upsetting forces generally consisting of a base member mountable on a body portion of the vehicle, an occupant seat means for restraining an occupant positioned on the seat, means operatively interconnecting the base member and the seat for... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070035168 - Fitting for a vehicle seat: In a fitting (5) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a first fitting part (11), having a second fitting part (12) which can be rotated relative to the first fitting part (11), having a ring (35) which holds the two fitting parts (11, 12)... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070035169 - Portable back support for a car seat or other seat: A back support including a first substantially planar surface having a plurality of slats joined to a second substantially planar surface at a hinge, and a first connector strap joined to at least two of the slats of the first planar surface. As the support is used by a person... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070035170 - Chair with removable sling: A chair is constructed of a chair frame having spaced, parallel side members with rear ends and outwardly curved front ends, a first horizontal seat support extending between the side members adjacent their rear ends, and a second horizontal seat support parallel to and in a plane below the first... Agent: William J. Mason Maccord Mason PLLC

20070029844 - Folding chair with safety folding device: A folding chair with safety folding device comprises a safety hook, a pin, a torsion spring, a bottom cover, a seat, a back, a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, a front crossbar, a rear crossbar and a pivotal shaft. The safety hook is employed to position... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070029845 - Folding high chair: A high chair including a carriage frame having a backrest connected thereto, a front frame pivotally connected to the carriage frame, the front frame having a seat connected thereto, wherein the carriage frame is lockable with respect to the front frame, at least two legs pivotally connected to the carriage... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P.

20070029846 - Locking mechanism for a folding chair: A folding chair including a seat frame, a leg frame hinged to the seat frame, a hinge mechanism between the seat frame and the leg frame, a quick-release locking mechanism for releasably locking the seat frame with respect to the leg frame, and a supplemental locking mechanism including an orifice... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20070029848 - Child's travel tray: A device that is selectively interconnectable to a child's seat is provided. More specifically, the device is a travel tray that is adapted to selectively interconnect to a child safety seat, a stroller, a seat at a sports venue, or an airplane seat. The device may be constructed of compliant... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070029847 - Highchair: A highchair includes a seat attached to a frame having a first periphery defining a first footprint of the frame. Wheels are attached to the frame adjacent to the first periphery for providing wheeled movement of the frame over a surface. The first periphery of the frame bounds a receiving... Agent: Michael Winfield Goltry

20070029849 - Disposable cover for a high chair tray: A cover for a tray of a high chair. The cover comprises a unitary cover member formed from a preselected material and having a predetermined shape for covering an entire upper surface and outer edges and a predetermined portion of an underside of such tray of such high chair adjacent... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070029850 - Breastfeeding chair: A breastfeeding chair includes a baby rest unit mounted adjustably on an armrest unit. The baby rest unit includes a support rod, an extension arm and a baby rest member. The support rod is mounted on a front end of the armrest unit and is movable upward and downward for... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070029851 - Cushion for baby chair: A cushion for a baby chair comprises a head pad, a back pad and a buttocks pad arranged on a seat of the baby chair. The head is supported by a neck support portion projecting along a lower edge of the head pad and a pair of temporal support portions... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070029852 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, a seat back supported to the seat cushion in such a manner that a space is left between a rear end portion of the seat cushion and a lower end portion of the seat back, a concealing cover member for concealing the space... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20070029853 - Seat, especially an airplane or vehicle seat: The invention relates to a seat, especially an airplane or vehicle seat, comprising a seat part which is placed on a stand-type seat structure (12) in relation to a base and which is provided with a bearing part (18) on the front side thereof. The bearing part (18) is embodied... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070029854 - Seat with dual independently adjustable supports: A seat, which provides an enhanced level of comfort, by the use of dual independently supported seat cushions is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an inner seat cushion and an outer seat cushion, each of which is independently supported by a compressed air pneumatic device to control vertical movement, and by... Agent: Antony C. Edwards

20070029855 - Cable operated seat mount locks for rotatable vehicle seats: Apparatus for operation of a vehicle seat swivel or rotation mechanism are disclosed. A disclosed apparatus includes a cable assembly having a first end and a second end. The first end of the cable assembly is configured to be operatively coupled to a rotation mechanism of a vehicle seat. A... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070029856 - Structure to adjust a seat back: A structure to adjust a seat back includes a seat base, a seat back, an adjusting device and a linking rod. The seat back comprises a seat back support pivotally connected to the seat base. The adjusting device includes a worm, a worm wheel and a bracket. The bracket is... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070029857 - Adjustable motion wheel chair: An adjustable motion wheel chair having a mobility base for supporting a back panel and a seat panel. A pair of control plates are mounted to the mobility base and positioned laterally across the mobility base in spaced apart parallel relation. The back panel includes a pair of pivot pins... Agent: Richard C. Conover Suite 404

20070029858 - Seat assembly including a toothed pawl interengageable with a seatback: A seatback assembly including a frame exhibiting a side-disposed and arcuate edge. An arm is pivotally secured to the frame. A pawl is in turn pivotally secured to the arm and is biased in engaging fashion relative to the arcuate extending edge via alternating and mating teeth and recess configurations... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle & Citkowski, P.c

20070029859 - Break-down sofa having a detachable frame: A break-down sofa having a frame that is adapted to be disassembled to facilitate transport and storage in a substantially flat shipping configuration. The frame of the sofa includes a seat platform to support the weight of a user, a front panel detachably connected to the front of the seat... Agent: Morland C Fischer

20070029860 - Seat apparatus for vehicle: A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a seat cushion frame, a lower bracket fixed to the seat cushion frame, a seatback frame attached to the lower bracket through a reclining mechanism so as to be pivotally supported relative to the lower bracket, two fastening portions fastening the lower bracket... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070029861 - Seat, particularly an air passenger seat: The invention relates to a seat, particularly an air passenger seat, comprising a seat part and a backrest, which has a backrest element (10) with an arched, one-piece frame part (12) consisting of at least one hollow profile (14). In order for the frame part (12) to have, at least... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070029862 - Motor vehicle seat having an air supply device: A motor vehicle seat having an air supply device by means of which an air flow can be established through a ventilation layer of the cushion of the seat in order to ventilate the seat and/or in order to heat the seat. An air outflow opening of the air supply... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070024095 - Collapsible high chair for children: A collapsible high chair for children comprises a frame, a seat portion, a backrest and an adjusting mechanism, all of which are sequentially connected with. The adjusting mechanism further comprises a pivotal member and a first engaging unit for connecting the seat portion with the frame at a first portion... Agent: Arlene J. Powers Gauthier & Connors LLP

20070024096 - Vehicle seat slide device: A vehicle seat device includes a headrest rear portion and a headrest front portion provided at a first vehicle, the headrest rear portion supported at a seat back, the headrest front portion moved between a fully closed position and a fully opened position, a driving portion driving the headrest front... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070024097 - Acoustic structure of seat back: An acoustic structure of seat back in which speaker units are provided in a padding of the seat back. The padding includes: a frontal backrest surface area which is recessed backwardly of the seat back; and securing holes formed in that frontal backrest surface area. An enclosure of each speaker... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070024098 - Back construction for seating unit: A back construction includes a base with a yoke formed by a cross member and upright side arms that define a U-shape, armrests supported by the side arms, and a seat and back also supported by the side arms for synchronized motion upon recline of the back. Specifically, the side... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070024099 - Device for fixing a first part of a motor vehicle seat relative to a second part: The invention relates to a device for fixing a first part (22) of a motor vehicle seat which is adjustable relative to a second part (28), relative to said second part (28), comprising a) an outer piece (20), connected to the first part (22) of the seat, having a toothing... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20070024100 - Adjustable armrest assembly: An adjustable armrest assembly comprises a supporting tube having a chamber and a plurality of positioning grooves formed within the chamber, and a height control member slidably engaged along the chamber of the supporting tube; the height control member is connected to a armrest and provided with a positioning block,... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070024101 - Footrest assembly for a massage chair: A footrest assembly for a massage chair comprises a pivotal seat, a connecting seat, a stretchable rack, a connecting rod assembly and a motor assembly. A screw shaft is mounted on the connecting seat, and a drive block is screwed on the screw shaft. A first rail is mounted between... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070024102 - Single frame sling chair: A sling chair includes a back frame member having side rails held in substantially parallel relation by a pair of cross bar members. In one embodiment, the cross bar members are generally curved so as to extend away from the back faces of the side rails, forming a concave back... Agent: M. Bruce Harper

20070024103 - Shock absorber for juvenile vehicle seat tether: A juvenile restraint system includes a juvenile seat and a tether coupled at one end to the juvenile seat and at an opposite end to an anchor provided in a vehicle.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP